The Satin Slipper
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The Satin Slipper is a long play by the French dramatist and poet Paul Claudel
. It was written in 1929, but first performed on stage in 1943. Today it is rarely staged because of its extreme length and its challenging production requirements. It was made into a film in 1985
by the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira
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The scene is set during the Renaissance
at the time of the conquistadors. The play is a love story dominated by the ideas of sin and redemption and the various characters, some divine and some comic, frequently engage in a dialogue as though between Heaven and Earth.
Full-length productions were staged in Paris and the Avignon Festival and most recently by Olivier Py
at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris in 2009.
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.-Life:...
. It was written in 1929, but first performed on stage in 1943. Today it is rarely staged because of its extreme length and its challenging production requirements. It was made into a film in 1985
The Satin Slipper (1985 film)
The Satin Slipper is a 1985 Portugese- French drama film based on the play by Paul Claudel. It was directed by Manoel de Oliveira and screened at the 1985 Venice Film Festival.-Cast:* Luís Miguel Cintra as Don Rodrigue...
by the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
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The scene is set during the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
at the time of the conquistadors. The play is a love story dominated by the ideas of sin and redemption and the various characters, some divine and some comic, frequently engage in a dialogue as though between Heaven and Earth.
Full-length productions were staged in Paris and the Avignon Festival and most recently by Olivier Py
Olivier Py
Olivier Py is a French stage director, actor and writer.In 1997, Py became director of the Centre Dramatique National d'Orléans. In 2007, he became director of the Théâtre de l'Odéon....
at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris in 2009.